Parkes juniors prepare for second of finals

Week 1 of finals were held at Canowindra on Saturday, August 17. U14LT White Bob Skinner Painting and Decorating/Steve Magill Earthmoving U14LT White girls travelled to Canowindra to take on Forbes Magpies in the first round of finals for 2024. We were a little shaky to start and Forbes came out firing, scoring a quick try against us in the 4th minute. The field conditions were wet and muddy, with girls slipping and sliding everywhere but defending really well. For most of the first half, Parkes kept in their own end with some strong defence. Forbes mainly attacked through the middle, but strong tagging from Katie Galvin, Charli Milne, Emma Hando, Miley Duff and Kelsey Finnegan, kept the team down there. The girls were able to get 2 tries in over Forbes before halftime, giving us the lead of 8-4. The second half saw the girls take the field with confidence and ease. They were playing well and were able to replicate plays that they had practised at training. Charli Milne showed great skill and scored giving us a lead of 12-4. A great hard run by Corby Fliedner allowed her to score under the posts with a successful conversion by Katie Galvin, to take the score to 18-4. It was a successful first round of finals for the Parkes Under 14s white team. This not only gives them their first win this season against Forbes Magpies but also sends them to week two of finals, to be played at Spooner Oval Forbes, against Red Bend Sky this Saturday. Watch this space! Tries Emily White, Katie Galvin, Charli Milne, Corby Fliedner. Conversions Katie Galvin (1) Fulltime Parkes White 18 Forbes Magpies 4 U14s Girls Tackle Reece Plumbing/Griffin's Leading Edge U14s Girls Tackle had a bye this week. The girls will progress into the finals this weekend when they are up against Red Bend. U14s Sports Power/Parkes Ready Mix Concrete U14s will play Condobolin in Week 2 of finals in Forbes. U16s Brian Collins Smash Repairs/Agriwest U16s will play West Wyalong on Saturday in Week 2 of finals. U17LT Parkes Services Club/Blue Heeler Storage U17LT will go up against Forbes in Week 2 of finals. Week two of finals will be held at Spooner Oval in Forbes on Saturday, August 24 starting at 8am then other games will follow on. Good luck to all the Parkes teams competing on the day. Parkes Marist Junior Rugby League Club would like to thank all their sponsors and volunteers for their continued support throughout the year.